# Small problem loading xml file

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hi gang, i tried other xml examples no problems there  
but this is strange

when i try to load a swf from my main scene  
i want to come in the gallery.

now this is my xml code for that gallery

> 

slides\_xml = new XML();  
slides\_xml.onLoad = startSlideShow;  
slides\_xml.load(“slides.xml”);  
slides\_xml.ignoreWhite = true;  
//  
// Show the first slide and intialize variables  
function startSlideShow(success) {  
if (success == true) {  
rootNode = slides\_xml.firstChild;  
totalSlides = rootNode.childNodes.length;  
firstSlideNode = rootNode.firstChild;  
currentSlideNode = firstSlideNode;  
currentIndex = 1;  
updateSlide(firstSlideNode);

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}

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}  
//  
// Updates the current slide with new image and text  
function updateSlide(newSlideNode) {  
imagePath = newSlideNode.attributes.jpegURL;  
slideText = newSlideNode.firstChild.nodeValue;  
loadMovie(imagePath, targetClip);  
}  
//  
// Event handler for ‘Next slide’ button  
next\_btn.onRelease = function() {  
nextSlideNode = currentSlideNode.nextSibling;  
if (nextSlideNode == null) {  
break;  
} else {  
currentIndex++;  
updateSlide(nextSlideNode);  
currentSlideNode = nextSlideNode;  
}  
};  
//  
// Event handler for ‘Previous slide’ button  
back\_btn.onRelease = function() {  
previousSlideNode = currentSlideNode.previousSibling;  
if (previousSlideNode == null) {  
break;  
} else {  
currentIndex–;  
currentSlideNode = previousSlideNode;  
updateSlide(previousSlideNode);  
}  
};

this is my xml code

> 

\<?xml version=“1.0” encoding=“UTF-8”?\>  
\<Slides\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(1).jpg”\>savvas with the goods\</slideNode\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(2).jpg”\>the backstage\</slideNode\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(3).jpg”\>lightrack\</slideNode\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(4).jpg”\>wonderfull band\</slideNode\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(5).jpg”\>the bass too dark\</slideNode\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(6).jpg”\>the dark mc somewhere…\</slideNode\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(7).jpg”\>dutch girls are ladies…\</slideNode\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(8).jpg”\>nice packed and sweaty room\</slideNode\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(9).jpg”\>some peeps in the back\</slideNode\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(10).jpg”\>mc in the house\</slideNode\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(11).jpg”\>the dark and misty side\</slideNode\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(12).jpg”\>dance krew\</slideNode\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(13).jpg”\>mc spitting rhymes\</slideNode\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(14).jpg”\>shot from the back ;)\</slideNode\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(16).jpg”\>another dark view from the back\</slideNode\>  
\<slideNode jpegURL=“images/horst/horst(17).jpg”\>we need a quality photographer…\</slideNode\>  
\</Slides\>

i am sure my slides.xml is in the right directory cuz i can see the slidenode text apprearing. but not the images.  
i tried to rename the folders content without the () but no luck there…  
is it because of the (…) ? that would be strange cuz i have a mp3 player with also () in the file and that loads perfectly.

i tried to place the slides.xml into the containing folder in the directory and change the code in flash slides\_xml.load(“slides.xml”); to “/images/horst/slides.xml”  
or even tried to rename the xml files jpg to JPG…nothing works

maybe i am looking over something

is there plz anyone that can guide me through this?

thnx in advance  
v.